Hobbies? Things to occupy your time??

elijhasmomma

Sooo, what does everyone do when they aren't exercising? Any hobbies, particular things you like to do to keep yourself busy? I'm a painter, a crafter. Anyone else into arts and crafts? Have any fun ideas I can do with my 17 month old little boy? Let's see some pics!! Here's a few of my work

AprilFoolGirl

I paint, draw, scrapbook and write. As for fun ideas for toddlers, do you Pinterest? There are neat ideas there. April Fool Girl

mfpcopine

Sewing and tailoring. I consider them "interests," not "hobbies."

elijhasmomma

I paint, draw, scrapbook and write. As for fun ideas for toddlers, do you Pinterest? There are neat ideas there. April Fool Girl

I've heard of this Pinterest on Facebook, but Idk really what it is or what you do with it?

DLKeeble

Love your art. I smock and construct infant and custom children's clothing. I haven't sewn much lately. I am too consumed with my health. I will get back into it, once I hear of grand babies.

kaylaandthestarcatcher

I sew, I play guitar, I write, I occasionally paint and get crafty. Sewing is my main thing, though. I spend a lot of time in costume shops making costumes for plays, so I don't often get to make things for myself, but when I do, it's always lovely.

elijhasmomma

Thanks. How do you "smock and construct" clothing? That's not a term I'm familiar with And I reaalllly want to leanr to play to the guitar! I love acoustic music

Flugangst

Drawing, reading, playing video games, horseback riding, fishing and workin' on the VeeDub.

Temporalia

Reading, knitting, painting, puzzles, crosswords

Asil02

I like to make soap & bath bombs these are vanilla cream, tea tree, and lavender goats milk soaps with a lavender bath bomb


patchouli orange


lotion bars - this is rosemary mint


and I am working making lotion - this was cucumber sweetgrass

peachyxoxoxo

Blogging, playing piano, baking vegan stuff, crafting.

Lovestoscrapbook

Scrapbooking. It's (IMO) the best thing to do with kids. I took a lot of pictures of them as babies and toddlers and later as they are growing and had them help write down the stories behind the pictures as we went. I have samples (in safe, acid-free pen!) of their handwriting as they are growing, have stamped their handprints with ink on art pages and gotten a "her and mine" perspective on an event that we can look back on later.

Asil02

My daughter and I did these pictures using decoupage for my mom's birthday. They are on canvas. They turned out pretty good, we think.

Agreed that scrapbooking or stamping/card making is awesome to do with kids.

DLKeeble

Thanks. How do you "smock and construct" clothing? That's not a term I'm familiar with And I reaalllly want to leanr to play to the guitar! I love acoustic music

Smocking is handwork (geometric designs or picture designs) on fabric pleated by a pleater. You have probably seen childrens and infants clothing that has been smocked. You can google it. I also enjoy heirloom embroidery.

AlotOfSweatAndPain

Sooo, what does everyone do when they aren't exercising? Any hobbies, particular things you like to do to keep yourself busy? I'm a painter, a crafter. Anyone else into arts and crafts? Have any fun ideas I can do with my 17 month old little boy? Let's see some pics!! Here's a few of my work

I like the 2nd one

Snail313

I love your paintings. I am into arts and crafts. IDK how to add pics here but my stuff can be seen here: www.snailtreasures.etsy.com

Melanie_RS

i love making jewelry and I"ve taken a lot of metal jewelry classes through our rec center. I also sew (though not well) and make little furniture and blankets for my pets. (I think they call this institutional prep?!)

i love fabric and beads!

j_wilson2012

Drawing, reading, playing video games, horseback riding, fishing and workin' on the VeeDub.

Bet the VW takes up most your time, eh?

lisa_swims

cross stitch
knit

dlwyatt82

I tend to cycle through hobbies. One thing holds my interest for a while, then I move to something else again, etc. Books and movies never get old, but other than that, I enjoy:

Chess
Poker
Playing guitar
Video games

j_wilson2012

Yeah, Chess and cards. I do the crossword in the paper (the small one), also like some Battlefield, Madden, Soul Caliber, NASCAR. Shining a Laser pointer for my cat sonic to chase and try to catch.

thedancingleper

I paint, but it's more than a hobby for me. These are a couple of my more forum appropriate pieces...

Tina0807

I am definitely a crafter. I scrapbook, and blog but my biggest thing is making hair bows for little girls. I'd attach a pic if I could figure it out....lol

PattieCakes23

I design.
I sketch, pattern making, and sewing. I'm currently working on getting things made to.open an etsy shop.
I also blog. I have a random, everyday blog. And my blog for.my fitness journey.

monicalosesweight

I have tons of things I do: sewing, painting, drawing, reading, kayaking...but in reality....there are only a few things I constantly do.

But, right now my hobby that I'm ACTIVELY pursuing and doing all the time involves raising fish and plants in aquariums. That's my love right now. I have a 75 gallon tank of semi-aggressive fish and a 30 gallon tank of community fish (has angels in it) and a 10 gallon which is more like a medical tank for sick fish. Basically, my hobby is fish keeping. I also keep them heavily planted so that means my second hobby is raising aquatic plants and learning how to get them to grow. Trust me - that alone is a pain and difficult. I've never learned so much about water quality and chemistry than in the past few months.

During my free time I read my Nook and watch science fiction movies. I'm currently fixing up my bike and plan on trying to see if I can get my butt wheeling away to exercise so that may be a future hobby. Today, I learned to remove wheels and add new tubes. It was an experience. I guess my new hobby is discovering what you need to do to fix a bike and get it running.

Briski1411

Some good quality alone time with myself and a bottle of Jergens often holds me over........... Oh wait u meant play like with stuff or go outside and dig a hole.......oooopps my bad!!!

TheVimFuego

I play guitar, keyboard and make some noise with PC-based music technology, a long-standing hobby of 25 years or so.

I play cricket every 2 weeks winter and summer.

And lately I've turned into a nutrition/exercise book consuming monster.

Oh, and I parent

ChcolateLady11

Photograpy for me, love it!! :-)

midschool22

Bicycles. All day every day.

elijhasmomma

Wow there are some amazing talents in here!! I used to play piano and then I stopped lol. I want to pick up guitar. I love photography and have done scrapbooking before I had my son, but the things I always wanted to use where just so gosh darn expensive.

The bath soaps seem like a really fun fun time!! I wonder fi they would be bad for sensitive skin maybe? If not, I'd love to find out how you do that!!

I've played chess a time or two in my life

I enjoy video games and I love swimming. I wish I could grow a garden where I live, because I'd love to plant some flowers and fruits and what not.

I used to LOVE baking cakes...but when you bake cakes, you want to taste them. LOL..I enjoy cooking period. I almost went to culinary school, but opted for Northwestern State University where I currently major in Addiction Studies under Psychology.

tripitena

Nothing artsy or Martha Stewart, just some time wasters-

we have rental property in a neighboring town so theres a lot of driving involved
luv baking, bread, cake, pastry,mmm just love to leaven!
I read. A lot.
latch hook rugs
prowling used bookstores, used clothes, etc
we're like an episode of Animal Hoarders with 5 dogs to keep us busy